The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
Unemployed Ayrshire teenager Sammy Nelson is a dreamer, using his vivid imagination to conjure up a gallery of heroes. But far from simply providing an escape from grim reality, his dreams become weapons to confront it. With appearances by Deacon Blue, Billy Connolly and Marianne Faithful
Ratings
TMDB9/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Mike AlexanderDirector
- William McIlvanneyWriter
Cast
- Ewen BremnerSammy Nelson
- Shirley HendersonPauline McPherson
- Michael CarterPeter Nelson
- Mary McCuskerMary Nelson
- Billy ConnollyGame Show Host/Busker
- Marianne FaithfullWoman in Crowd
- Ricky RossDeacon Blue/Singer in Bar
- Lorraine McIntoshDeacon Blue/Girl in Graveyard
- Graeme KellingDeacon Blue
- James PrimeDeacon Blue
- Ewen VernalDeacon Blue
- Douglas VipondDeacon Blue